Blue and Gold Banquet

Thank you to everyone for your hard work with setting up and organizing our Blue & Gold banquet. And we would like to especially thank the person that sponsored the banquet--- thank you!!

Pack Meeting January 22, 2009

Pack 310 enjoyed a successful raingutter regatta race! Congratulations to all the boys-- you all did a great job with your designs and your racing. We also had exciting presentations from our popcorn sale. Great job, boys!!

tiger cub den at the airport!

due to this web mistress-- these photos are a little delayed on being posted. Sorry!! The tiger cub den had a great visit to the Murfreesboro airport last year. If any other dens have photos they would like to post, please feel free to forward them to mtcspack310@gmail.com. Thanks!!

Pack Meeting

As I am typing this, MTCS students are enjoying their first snow day of the year! Many brave souls ventured the winter weather to attend last night's pack meeting. Thank you for everyone that brought something to eat--- it was all great! The decorations were beautiful and the scouts would like to thank the East Main church of Christ and the Dunkleys for allowing us to use their facilities. It was certainly exciting when Santa (and his festive helpers) was in attendance!!

The Great Rocket Launch of 2008

The Webelos recently built and launched rockets under the guidance of our fearless den leader, Mr. John. Here-- take a look!

Welcome to Pack 310

Welcome to all scouts that are in Pack 310 this year--- we are looking forward to a great year!

We had a great field trip yesterday to the treatment plant in Murfreesboro. From all reports, the kids were attentive and had a great tour. Thank you Mr. Curtis for arranging this, and thank you to the plant employees for providing the tour!

How are your popcorn sales going? Please see your email for important updates from Mr. Reyes.

Blue and Gold Banquet

Thank you to all of the hard workers that planned out Blue and Gold banquet this year. The food was outstanding and the entertainment was excellent! Here are some photos of the dragon parade and some of the presentations.

Upcoming events!! Get your regattas ready!

Happy New Year to our of our scouts and families!

2008 is sure to be a great year for scouting at MTCS, and one of our most exciting events is the upcoming raingutter regatta. In case you are unfamiliar with this event, Wikipedia describes it as follows:

The raingutter regatta is a Cub Scouting annual event in the United States of America that is the sailboat equivalent of the pinewood derby. The sailboat kit consists of a seven-inch long balsa wood hull, a 6-1/2 inch mast, plastic sail,plastic rudder, and metal keel. Within the basic design rules, Scouts are free to paint and decorate their sailboats as they choose. Modifications for speed include the placement of the keel and rudder and the size, shape and location of the sail. A catamaran is an exceptionally fast design, although this modification is not allowed in all races.

Cub Scouts compete in a raingutter regatta race

Raingutter regatta kit parts: mast, sail, hull, rudder and keel
The boats are raced in a standard rain gutter that is ten feet long, placed on a table or saw horses, and filled to the top with water. The boats are propelled by blowing on the sail, either directly or through a drinking straw; the boat
cannot be touched with hands or the straw. The first boat to reach the end of
the gutter is the winner. The overall winner is determined by an elimination
system.

Sounds like fun to me! Our raingutter Regatta will take place at the next pack meeting on January 17th at 6:30. Prizes to be determined!

As John mentioned in his email, please let him know asap if you are NOT going to be reenlisting in scouts, as it is time to recharter.

Our annual Blue & Gold banquet will take place on Thursday, February 28th-- more information to follow!

UPCOMING DATES:

January 11-13th
Boy Scout Winter Camporee at Parrish Reservation

January 17 Raingutter Regatta

February 28 Blue & Gold Banquet

March 8th-
Webelos Crossover in Murfreesboro

March Pack Meeting--- pack level pinewood derby

April 11-13th –
Cub & Family campout

12th- District Pinewood Derby

12th- OA Tap Out (Boxwell Reservation)

May 10th- Community Service Day

24th- Flag Placement at Stones River Battlefield

June 2-6th – M’boro Day Camp

9-13th – Smyrna Day Camp

Remember---Do Your Best! Be Prepared!

Pack meeting November 15th

The theme of our pack meeting last night was "Indian Nations," and Mrs. Richardson did a great job with coordinating the activities. The highlight of the meeting was a presentation by Sally Wells, President of the Native American Indian Association of Tennessee. Mrs. Wells is a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw, and did an outstanding job of captivating the attention of the scouts with stories of her childhood on the reservation and cultural traditions of the Choctaw. Thank you for attending our meeting, Mrs. Wells!

Everyone have a safe and happy Thanksgiving, and please take a look at some upcoming dates:

This Saturday, November 17th--- POPCORN PICKUP AT SCHOOL!!!

November 30th-- turn in date for the logo contest-- Take a look at the instructions!

December 13th-- pack meeting @ 6:30 in the cafeteria. The theme is "Celebrations Around the World." Each scout family needs to bring a finger food to share. There will also be a surprise visitor at this meeting!!

January 11-13th

Boy Scout Winter Camporee at Parrish Reservation

March 8th-

Webelos Crossover in Murfreesboro

15th- BALOO Training

April 11-13th –

Cub & Family

12th- District Pinewood Derby

12th- OA Tap Out (Boxwell Reservation)

May 10th- Community Service Day

24th- Flag Placement at Stones River Battlefield

June 2-6th – M’boro Day Camp

9-13th – Smyrna Day Camp

Remember---
Do Your Best! Be Prepared!

Pack Meeting October 30th

We had a great pack meeting this week, and I think I can speak for all of the participants as I give a hearty vegetable cheer for the "Down on the Farm" theme! If you are unfamiliar with the vegetable cheer, ask your scout to demonstrate the following:

• The horse cheer,
• The vegetable cheer, and
• The rooster cheer!

Photos to follow--- be sure to check back....

Congratulations on a successful completion to our popcorn sale, and especially to our top seller, I.R. Great job!!!

Upcoming Dates:

November 1st-- roundtable meeting at North Boulevard church of Christ 7PM

November 7th-- Webelos meeting after school in the cafeteria

November 15th-- pack meeting 6:30 @ MTCS be collecting your warm jackets, etc, for our "Scouting for Warmth" project--- turn in at this pack meeting. The theme for this pack meeting is "Indian Nations."

November 30th-- turn in date for the logo contest-- Take a look at the instructions!

December 13th-- pack meeting @ 6:30 in the cafeteria. The theme is "Celebrations Around the World." Each scout family needs to bring a finger food to share. There will also be a surprise visitor at this meeting!!

January 11-13th

Boy Scout Winter Camporee at Parrish Reservation

March 8th-

Webelos Crossover in Murfreesboro

15th- BALOO Training

April 11-13th –

Cub & Family

12th- District Pinewood Derby

12th- OA Tap Out (Boxwell Reservation)

May 10th- Community Service Day

24th- Flag Placement at Stones River Battlefield

June 2-6th – M’boro Day Camp

9-13th – Smyrna Day Camp

Remember---
Do Your Best! Be Prepared!

Our first camping trip!

The entire gang assembled! I think we really had a great turnout for our first organized camping trip--- a big thank you to all who attended.


The scouts (along with our two honorary scouts) on their way to do a little spelunking...


The slithering-through cave of HORROR! Your humble webmistress didn't actually go INTO this cave---


Wouldn't want to be in there during a big rainstorm!


Our fearless pack leader pointing out the finer points of rock formations...


The weather couldn't have been prettier...





This photo is from a trail through an area of sinkholes--- it was created as an eagle scout project (the path that is--- not the actual sinkholes!).

I think I can speak for all the scouts that attended the camping trip this weekend when I say that we had a FANTASTIC time! I will be posting some photos shortly that will detail for you some of our many adventures, including:

*The slithering-through cave of terror!

*The rocky mud-cave

*Bike-riding exhibitions

*Forest exploration

*and All Around Fun!

Special thanks to our pack leader John who arranged our inaugural camping trip, and also to the Smyrna c of C who graciously invited us to their pot-luck on Saturday night.

UPCOMING DATES:

October 19th

Turn in day for popcorn forms!!!! Turn them in to Mrs. Richardson (3rd grade), thank you!

October 20th
MTSU Scout Family Day-- $10 covers ticket, hot dog & drink. 2:30 PM-- MUST ORDER by 10-17-07. Wear your uniforms and let's go as a group!

October 24th

No Den meeting for webelos-- fall break

October 30th-- Pack Meeting 6:30 @ MTCS The theme is "Down on the Farm"

November 1st-- roundtable meeting at North Boulevard church of Christ 7PM

November 15th-- pack meeting 6:30 @ MTCS be collecting your warm jackets, etc, for our "Scouting for Warmth" project--- turn in at this pack meeting

November 30th-- turn in date for the logo contest-- Take a look at the instructions!

January 2008
11-13th Boy Scout Winter Camporee at Parrish Reservation

March 2008
8th- Webelos Crossover in Murfreesboro
15th- BALOO Training



April 2008
11-13th – Cub & Family
12th- District Pinewood Derby
12th- OA Tap Out (Boxwell Reservation)

May 2008
10th- Community Service Day
24th- Flag Placement at Stones River Battlefield

June 2008
2-6th – M’boro Day Camp
9-13th – Smyrna Day Camp

Remember---

Do Your Best! Be Prepared!

*** DO YOU HAVE THIS??? ******

****IMPORTANT---- THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD*******

If you have this badge, contact the store where it was purchased.

Boy Scout Badges Pulled Over Lead Paint Concerns

Thursday, October 04, 2007

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DALLAS — The Boy Scouts of America said Thursday that a painted, plastic badge commonly worn by some of its youngest scouts is being voluntary recalled after a test revealed high levels of lead in the paint.

As many as 1.6 million of the badges, which are made in China, may be affected by the recall.

"We're doing everything we can," Boy Scouts spokesman Gregg Shields said.

The plastic totem badge is given to Cub Scouts, who are usually between the ages of 7 and 8. The badge has a yellow and blue border, includes a picture of a bear and wolf and reads "Progress Toward Ranks."

No illnesses have been reported, Shields said.

The unacceptable amounts of lead were discovered during a testing of Boy Scouts products, Shields said. He did not know the level of lead the test revealed.

The recall came the same day that the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced recalls of more than a half-million other Chinese-made products because they contain dangerous levels of lead.

The badges are supplied by Kahoot Products Inc., based in Roswell, Ga. The company is calling for a voluntary recall of the badge and asking parents to take them away from their children.

A phone message left with the company Thursday was not immediately returned.

Kahoot has supplied the badge to the Boy Scouts, based in Irving, Texas, for about eight years, Shields said. About 20,000 kits containing the badges have been sold each year since, he said.

The Boys Scouts are continuing to use Kahoot, which supplies 39 products to the organization. Shields said Kahoot has "acted responsibly in initiating this voluntary recall."

Shields said the badge was the first of 94 Boy Scouts products tested to come back positive for lead. More products are being tested, he said.

link via FoxNews.com

Webelos Den Meeting

We had a great den meeting this week, and performed a service project by assisting with signs for the Cougar Carnival at the Fall Festival--- coming up this weekend! Great job, boys!